Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-24

10 De, he added Hthe best OF friends
Don't you remember, Mrs. iIarcourt, -
turning to Emily, with a smile, "that
you promised to keep house for me?''
Yes" she replied, returning his
smile, and almost blushing, for her
husband was looking at her very ear
| nestly. 81 have the drawing of the
house you said You would build for me,
when you were man, and SUSIE and
Jenny were to come and stay with us. -
81 have never forgotten them,' said
their guest, and half-suppressed sigh
| escaped him. 81 have thought of
them often and often, and in my
dreams those dear old days came back
to me, and then-you do not know,
you cannot tell, how l longed for you
all again.
Mr.. Stephen said "you ALL but
Harry fancied his looks and tones had
world of meaning in them as he
turned to Emily.
I'm hanged" solIloquized Harry,
''if | don't think lie was old an sweet
heart of my wIfe's; he's more than half
III love with ncr now. If he isn't, why
don't he 90 out with the girls, instead
OF staying in the house, reading, moon
ing l call it, with herl If [ see much
more of such gOingS on, L shall give
her bit of my mind. | wonder how
much longer the fellow means to stay
here? l was a fool to ask him at all;
but L thought Emily was sen ible
woman"
Several days past, and still Mr..
stephen said nothing about leaving.
Two or three times, by his invitation,
Mrs. Harcourt had ridden and driven
out with him, Notwithstanding Harry s
gloomy looks.
OF course he had often offered the
same attention to the widow; but that
was the other side OF the question.
That was his affair." ;he had never asked
himself whether his devotion TO an
other was pleasant or agreeable 10 his
wife.
81 won't have her riding all over the
country" he said to himself, with "a
fellow, Just because he used to be heI
old playfellow. She IS q married
woman, and it does not look right. 1t
would be well enough for Susie or
Jenny, but not for Emily, and I'n pat
a stop 10 1t, or my names not Harry.
| wonder what they weIe talking about
when | came into the room this noIG-
ing. l am almost sure l saw him
touching her curls, cOnfound his impu-
dence."
Harry forgot that he had lock of
the pretty little widows hair in his
vest pocket.
Harry had fine tenor voice, and OF
late he had devoted almost every
evening to practlcing songs with Mrs
Darwin; but having discovered that
the ladies OF his family usually spent
some time in the music room whilst he
was absent, he resolved to remain at
home to be, as he thought, Il check oil
them. Emily and Mr.. Stephen sang
several duets. the girls refusing to sing
except in the chOruSes, aSSlgnlng as
reason that his voice and their sisters
seemed made for each other.
All this was gall and wormwoOd tC
Harry, who sitting by, apparently en-
gagged in reading, Was carefully watch
ing every word and lsOk.
That his guest admired his wife was
plain enough; his manner was even
tender, when he spoke 10 her. and II
seemed to Harry as If he hung upon
her words.
81 didn't know Emily was SO pretty
said Harry, mentally. What nice
color she hasI L faneIed she had lost
all her good looks, but she is quite
AhlIhoOILaC NO-IlSA4A. "CAAANA HAAsAA
the fellows saying to her that makes heI
eyes sparkle so. Deuced rude 10 whis-
per in company. Wig don't he speak
out, unless tits something he don't
want me to hear?"
"Oh, Emily" said both girls in d
breath, as they rushed into her room
one evening, ut Will all come right.
Harry spends all his evenings at home,
except when We are all invited out
and we overheard the widow telling
him last night that she would put his
name down i'll her black-book, for lie
had not called on her for more than
week and had forgotten to send Eer the
songs he PROMISED"
y few days after Emily came into
the room where her sisters were.
'GirlS," she said, while a glad,
bright light was dancing in her eyes.
and her sweet face was lighted up with
a smile of happiness, Harry proposes
that we shall all go to Aunt MaTtha'S
for time. He thinks change Will
be good for us. We shall 20 by the
way of BrentfoTd and stay there few
days, after which we will join you at
Aunt Martha's. Stephen can leave you
there If he thinks best, and return the
week after. l dare say Harry and l
will have gotten over our explanations
by that time.''
When Mr.. and Mrs. HarcouTt joined ,
their friends, Harry had discovered
that there were two sides to ques-
tion. Jenny and Susie's ruse had
taught him a lesson, and he never for !
got how lie had been given Tit for
Tat"